September 21, 2020
Iowa is reporting another death from coronavirus, pushing total to 1,266 since first death on March 24.
The death was reported in Marion County, its fifth since its first death from coronavirus reported September 1.
#IowaMourns
Hospitalizations in Iowa for coronavirus were up to 271, including 74 in intensive care units and 35 patients using ventilators.
There were 34 new admissions to Iowa hospitals for COVID-19 in the last 24-hour reporting period.
Between 10 am Sept. 20 and 10 am Sept. 21, Iowa is reporting 624 new positive tests for coronavirus, pushing the total to 80,633.
Subtracting deaths (1,266) and "recoveries" (57,832), there are now 21,535 active cases - the highest number yet, one out of every 147 Iowans!
The 624 new cases were confirmed on 3,382 reported tests (up from 737,979 to 741,361), for a rate showing COVID-19 of 18.5%.
The number of Iowa kids under age 18 who have tested positive stands at 6,340, up 1,802 since Sept. 1 and up 786 in the last week (Sept. 13-20).
The 77 counties where Gov. Reynolds first loosened Iowa's limited restrictions May 1, without an alternative safety plan, were up 299 new cases for total of 30,686.
They had one more death reported for total of 416.
On April 30, they had 559 total cases and 11 total deaths.
Of the 77 counties, Chickasaw (pop. 12,000) had the most new cases reported today (14) and Sioux (pop. 35,000) was second with 13.
This is the 6th day in a row that Sioux has had more new cases than either Story (pop. 97,000) or Johnson (pop. 147,000).
Biggest case increases in the 77 counties:
Chickasaw: Up 14 to 221 on 17 tests (82.3%)
Sioux: Up 13 to 1,353 on 41 tests (31.7%)
Cherokee: Up 12 to 198 on 47 tests (25.5%)
Lyon: Up 10 to 255 on 37 tests (27.0%)
Clinton: Up 10 to 1,072 on 60 tests (16.7%)
. . .
Guthrie: Up 9 to 226 on 21 tests (42.9%)
Kossuth: Up 9 to 228 o 39 tests (23.1%)
Buchanan: Up 9 to 244 on 27 tests (33.3%)
Plymouth: Up 9 to 1,055 on 29 tests (31.0%)
O’Brien: Up 8 to 306 on 11 tests (72.7%)
Buena Vista: Up 8 to 1,950 on 9 tests (88.9%)
. . .
Pottawattamie: Up 8 to 2,000 on 6 tests (133.3%)*
Winnebago: Up 7 to 273 on 22 tests (31.8%)
Marion: Up 7 to 722 on 52 tests (13.5%)
Webster: Up 7 to 1,196 on 43 tests (16.3%)
Story: Up 7 to 3,287 on 22 tests (31.8%)
*As reported by IDPH
. . .
Audubon: Up 6 to 65 on 18 tests (33.3%)
Lucas: Up 6 to 144 on 18 tests (33.3%)
Clay: Up 6 to 295 on 15 tests (40.0%)
Jackson: Up 6 to 303 on 20 tests (30.0%)
Mahaska: Up 6 to 342 on 28 tests (21.4%)
Crawford: Up 6 to 1,002 on 12 tests (50.0%)
. . .
Cass: Up 5 to 134 on 16 tests (31.3%)
Sac: Up 5 to 215 on 8 tests (62.5%)
Hardin: Up 5 to 281 on 35 tests (14.3%)
Floyd: Up 5 to 301 on 15 tests (33.3%)
Cerro Gordo: Up 5 to 999 on 62 tests (8.1%)
Wapello: Up 5 to 1,267 on 38 tests (13.2%)
. . .
Greene: Up 4 to 88 on 30 tests (13.3%)
Cedar: Up 4 to 223 on 35 tests (11.4%)
Winneshiek: Up 4 to 298 on 31 tests (12.9%)
Delaware: Up 4 to 338 on 16 tests (25.0%)
. . .
Appanoose: Up 3 to 123 on 21 tests (14.3%)
Monroe: Up 3 to 149 on 12 tests (25.0%)
Palo Alto: Up 3 to 163 on 14 tests (21.4%)
Humboldt: Up 3 to 174 on 14 tests (21.4%)
Harrison: Up 3 to 180 on 3 tests (100.0%)
Madison: Up 3 to 205 on 12 tests (25.0%)
. . .
Butler: Up 3 to 261 on 12 tests (25.0%)
Franklin: Up 3 to 339 on 12 tests (25.0%)
Boone: Up 3 to 469 on 21 tests (14.3%)
Dickinson: Up 3 to 486 on 13 tests (23.1%)
Warren: Up 3 to 930 on 58 tests (5.2%)
. . .
Two new cases: Adair, Clayton, Grundy, Lee, Mitchell, Osceola, Ringgold, Taylor, Wayne.
Range of tests: Adair was up 2 on 5 tests (40.0%) while Lee was up 2 on 37 tests (5.4%).
. . .
One new case: Adams, Calhoun, Carroll, Davis, Decatur, Fremont, Hamilton, Hancock, Ida, Jefferson, Jones, Keokuk, Montgomery, Page, Pocahontas, Union, Van Buren, Worth, Wright.
Range: Adams and Jones were up 1 on 2 tests (50.0%) while Davis was up 1 on 24 tests (4.2%).
. . .
Overall, 71 of the 77 counties had new cases reported.
No new cases: Clarke, Emmet, Howard, Mills, Monona, Shelby.
Best day in the state: Clarke was up 0 on 16 tests (tied with Bremer County).
Least testing: Mills (testing adjusted down one).
Now for the 22 counties where Gov. Reynolds repeatedly loosened Iowa's limited restrictions without an alternative safety plan starting in mid-May:
No new cases: Bremer (adjusted down one), Louisa, Poweshiek.
One new case: None.
Two new cases: Marshall, Washington.
Des Moines: Up 3 to 740 on 42 tests (7.1%)
Allamakee: Up 4 to 247 on 9 tests (44.4%)
Tama: Up 4 to 692 on 15 tests (26.7%)
Muscatine: Up 4 to 1,065 on 29 tests (13.8%)
Iowa: Up 5 to 188 on 28 tests (17.9%)
Henry: Up 5 to 608 on 30 tests (16.7%)
. . .
Benton: Up 6 to 287 on 36 tests (16.7%)
Fayette: Up 9 to 196 on 39 tests (23.1%)
Jasper: Up 11 to 770 on 51 tests (21.6%)
Johnson: Up 12 to 5,001 on 186 tests (6.5%)
Dallas: Up 13 to 2,693 on 73 tests (17.8%)
Black Hawk: Up 16 to 4,355 on 124 tests (12.9%)
. . .
Linn: Up 24 to 3,789 on 242 tests (9.9%)
Dubuque: Up 36 to 2,809 on 125 tests (28.8%)
Scott: Up 41 to 2,809 on 194 tests (21.1%)
Woodbury: Up 57 to 5,011 on 241 tests (23.7%)
Polk: Up 64 to 15,337 on 391 tests (16.4%)
Too many cases! Please take action to stop the spread!
Now for the specific county data, regions, and groups that have been requested.
If you'd like more data about a county, region, or group, let me know and I will do my best to provide it.
Email me: rob [dot] hogg [at] legis [dot] iowa [dot] gov.
Winnebago & neighbors:
Winnebago: Up 7 on 22
Worth: Up 1 on 14
Cerro Gordo: Up 5 on 62
Hancock: Up 1 on 5
Kossuth: Up 9 on 39
TOTAL: 23 new cases, 142 tests (9.9%)
Thru 6-16: 1 death, 118 cases, 6,224 tests (1.9%)
Since 6-16: 33 deaths, 1,658 cases, 14,758 tests (11.2%)
Iowa Great Lakes Region:
Clay: Up 6 on 15
Dickinson: Up 3 on 13
Emmet: Up 0 on 5
Osceola: Up 2 on 8
Palo Alto: Up 3 on 14
TOTAL: 14 new cases, 55 tests (25.5%)
Before May 25: 0 deaths, 58 cases, 1,126 tests (5.2%)
May 25-Sept. 21: 19 deaths, 1,265 cases, 12,345 tests (10.2%)
Counties in the 77 with prisons:
Calhoun: Up 1 on 17 tests
Jones: 1 on 2
Lee: 2 on 37
Page: 1 on 9
Webster: 7 on 43
Counties in the 22 with prisons:
Henry: 5 on 30
Jasper: 11 on 51
Johnson: 12 on 186
Polk: 64 on 391
Better in Calhoun, Lee, Johnson.
No DOC Update.
We now have update on Iowa kids under age 18 who have tested positive for coronavirus:
Number was 6,340, now 6,424: up 84!
That's up 1,886 since Sept. 1 (when it was 4,538).
That's up 817 since Sept. 14 (when it was 5,607).
Up 817 in a week.
Protect kids, families, staff!
Too many cases! Please take action to stop the spread of this deadly infectious disease!
Let's stop the spread so we can enjoy the fall and get Iowans safely back to work and back to school.
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